Monthly Archives: May 2013

There’s new construction happening on N. Williams and Fremont, at the east end of the Fremont Bridge. Everyone knows by now that it’s the newest New Seasons Market, due to open summer 2013. Of course what interests me most about … Continue reading →

I cannot count the number of hours I stared out the window at this tree while studying in the Portland State University Brandford P. Millar Library. I haven’t been over to visit in a long time. Thanks to my friend … Continue reading →

File this under “Ignorant Mistakes with Big Consequences.” This is my view from the kitchen window to the east across my back yard. A number of years ago, a garden designer put these Leyland cypress, ×Cupressocyparis leylandii (hybrid of Cupressus macrocarpa, … Continue reading →

This was the most interesting foliage I encountered on my walk this morning, a pair of dappled (or Nishiki) willow, Salix integra ‘Hakuro Nishiki.’ Seemed like a standout for today’s Foliage Follow-up post. I can’t think of another tree that … Continue reading →